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What can Tampa Bay emergency managers learn from central Texas floods?
Max Chesnes is the Tampa Bay Times' environment and climate reporter, covering public lands, water quality, wildlife and ...
Flash flooding claimed more than 100 lives in Central Texas. Here’s what we know about the victims
The flash flooding deluged summer camps in Kerr County, dotted along the Guadalupe River, and also left families in Burnet, ...
Why are flags in Texas at half-staff? Honoring Central Texas flooding victims
Gov. Greg Abbott wrote a letter Wednesday morning instructing flags on state property to immediately be lowered statewide.
How to help victims of Central Texas floods: Austin benefits, ways to donate
From fundraisers and benefits to nonprofit organizations doing the hard work, here's a list of ways to help victims of the ...
How July 4 tragedy compares to past Central Texas flash floods, by the numbers
The record of frequent, often deadly floods in Central Texas goes back more than 200 years to July 1819, when floodwaters ...
History warned of the Central Texas flood: Why the danger on the Guadalupe River wasn't a surprise
In what experts call "Flash Flood Alley," the terrain reacts quickly to rainfall steep slopes, rocky ground, and narrow ...